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| Apr 1 || [[Azalea Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]] (2) || 281 (–7) || align=right|2,800 |
| Apr 1 || [[Azalea Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]] (2) || 281 (–7) || align=right|2,800 |
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| Apr 9 || '''[[Masters Tournament]]''' || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (30) || 280 (–8) || align=right|20,000 |
| Apr 9 || '''[[1962 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (30) || 280 (–8) || align=right|20,000 |
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| Apr 15 || [[Greater Greensboro Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (16) || 275 (–5) || align=right|5,300 |
| Apr 15 || [[Greater Greensboro Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (16) || 275 (–5) || align=right|5,300 |
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| Jun 10 || [[Thunderbird Classic Invitational]] || [[New Jersey]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (19) || 275 (–9) || align=right|25,000 |
| Jun 10 || [[Thunderbird Classic Invitational]] || [[New Jersey]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (19) || 275 (–9) || align=right|25,000 |
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| Jun 17 || '''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jack Nicklaus]]''' (1) || 283 (–1) || align=right|17,500 |
| Jun 17 || '''[[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jack Nicklaus]]''' (1) || 283 (–1) || align=right|17,500 |
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| Jun 24 || [[Eastern Open Invitational]] || [[Maryland]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (18) || 279 (–9) || align=right|5,300 |
| Jun 24 || [[Eastern Open Invitational]] || [[Maryland]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (18) || 279 (–9) || align=right|5,300 |
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| Jul 8 || [[Buick Open Invitational]] || [[Michigan]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]] (4) || 284 (–4) || align=right|9,000 |
| Jul 8 || [[Buick Open Invitational]] || [[Michigan]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]] (4) || 284 (–4) || align=right|9,000 |
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| Jul 13 || '''[[1962 Open Championship|British Open]]''' || [[Scotland]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (34) || 276 (–12) || align=right|3,920 |
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| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || [[Michigan]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2) || 267 (–17) || align=right|5,300 |
| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || [[Michigan]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2) || 267 (–17) || align=right|5,300 |
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| Jul 22 || '''[[PGA Championship]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Gary Player]]''' (6) || 278 (–2) || align=right|13,000 |
| Jul 22 || '''[[1962 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Gary Player]]''' (6) || 278 (–2) || align=right|13,000 |
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| Jul 29 || [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] || [[Canada]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]] (8) || 278 (–10) || align=right|4,300 |
| Jul 29 || [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] || [[Canada]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]] (8) || 278 (–10) || align=right|4,300 |
Revision as of 19:10, 13 August 2013
The 1962 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to December 9. The season consisted of 50 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, eight, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $81,448. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Money leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
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1 | Arnold Palmer | 81,448 | |
2 | Gene Littler | 66,201 | |
3 | Jack Nicklaus | 61,869 | |
4 | Billy Casper | 61,842 | |
5 | Bob Goalby | 46,241 | |
6 | Gary Player | 45,838 | |
7 | Doug Sanders | 43,340 | |
8 | Dave Ragan | 37,327 | |
9 | Bobby Nichols | 34,312 | |
10 | Phil Rodgers | 32,182 |
Source:[4]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
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Money winner | Arnold Palmer | |
PGA Player of the Year | Arnold Palmer | |
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Arnold Palmer |
References
- ^ "Palmer Tops PGA Ranks Second Time". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. UPI. October 4, 1962. p. 6.
For the first time, the award was open to PGA members only, so Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, both approved tournament players, were not eligible.
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(help) - ^ "1962 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Seanor, Dave, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 630–7. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ^ "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner". Beaver County Times. Beaver, Pennsylvania. UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013.